Aldon 4,828 #1 Posted March 29, 2016 (edited) Disregard. Poor Chinese factory QA. One light had colored wires reversed so one hot lead was essentially routing hot directly to ground. Hi all. Hopefully this is something simple. I am trying to get my basket case GT14 that I recently picked up when I had only planned to buy a sickle bar. Wiring was complete mess so I pulled it out entirely and re ran the circuit below. All new wire and connections. Do I need to add a load or something? Edited March 29, 2016 by Aldon Found Error with new lights internal wiring. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
squonk 43,461 #2 Posted March 29, 2016 (edited) The bulbs are the load. If your blowing fuses you have a short to ground. Look for a wire with a cut in it rubbing on metal. Also check your bulbs. A filiment could be loose and shorted. Does the fuse blow with only the light switch in the on position? If not the lighter could be the problem also Edited March 29, 2016 by squonk 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ztnoo 2,300 #3 Posted March 29, 2016 (edited) Mr. Trimble, Uuuuhhhh......pardon me, but I'm not quite sure what you are inquiring about here? Hoosier heads are reasonably dense, so maybe that's the real problem. Have you actually tried to start the engine? Got headlights and tail lights? Does the clutch go click, click, click when you have the ignition and then the clutch switch it on? Got a good, solid, known ground? Got a decent battery to power the beast up? I don't know about anyone else, but I need a little more info and a couple of clues to what you have done, and what the tractor is, or isn't doing. Sorry I'm so impaired. Steve _____________________________________________________________________ Well...... there ya go! squonk has a logical answer. It's a bit like Spock having a logical answer. A dim bulb from Hoosierland says check your bulbs and sockets.....and their grounds, of course..... Edited March 29, 2016 by ztnoo 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Racinbob 11,889 #4 Posted March 29, 2016 Hang on there Steve. I'm a displaced Hoosier and will be back soon. Gotta think here.......by golly.......yup.......dense was the right word. Aldon, did your edit mean you found the problem? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ztnoo 2,300 #5 Posted March 29, 2016 Ooopppps, user error? As Gilda use to say ........ "Nevermind!" Mr. T, if it's any comfort, I'm light years ahead of you in the "Ooopppps" category. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Aldon 4,828 #6 Posted March 29, 2016 Indeed gentlemen. I am updating from shop floor via IPhone. My my edit was intended to call off the hounds. I have been in electronics for almost 35 years. I should know better than assuming anything. Once I originally posted I started the process of troubleshooting issue without assumptions and like Sqonk indicated, it had to be short to ground. The only place that could happens was in the new lights themselves. Sorry for the firedrill. 10 minutes ago, ztnoo said: Ooopppps, user error? As Gilda use to say ........ "Nevermind!" Mr. T, if it's any comfort, I'm light years ahead of you in the "Ooopppps" category. Just for the record, The oops was on the Quality Assurance folks at lamp factory. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ztnoo 2,300 #7 Posted March 29, 2016 (edited) No problema......that was FUN! What I especially liked was the ...."My my edit" portion of your last post....... I'll have to remember that one......or should I say....I'll try to remember that one...... Edited March 29, 2016 by ztnoo 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ztnoo 2,300 #8 Posted March 30, 2016 Aahhhh, the "record" is duly noted, Mr. T. History must be preserved for future generations! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Aldon 4,828 #9 Posted March 30, 2016 Although I must say the cold and frustration lead me to post a question I knew better than to ask. Physics never change. When all other avenues have been exhausted, go over them and review the assumptions. Todays fun fun started with a DOA brand new starter relay. Wasted time trying to look elsewhere. So so I guess today reminded me not to assume known good when data results point to something as the culprit prove it good or bad before looking beyond the mark. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Daddy Don 909 #10 Posted March 30, 2016 Does anyone really understand this topic? Now I am confused.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pfrederi 18,566 #11 Posted March 30, 2016 Bad new starter relay, and reversed wire leads all in a day....Doesn't say much for Quality Control these days does it. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Aldon 4,828 #12 Posted March 30, 2016 1 hour ago, pfrederi said: Bad new starter relay, and reversed wire leads all in a day....Doesn't say much for Quality Control these days does it. Thats why I reached such levels of frustration yesterday. The odds should have been very low to have one such DOA issue on new part. So after I finally got on track after the starter relay debacle, in which I swapped out ignition switches assuming it was culprit since I had a new relay (argh!!) I started troubleshooting the light circuit and after years of troubleshooting I kind of automatically calculated the odds of two such issues in same day are lesser odds than lottery numbers hitting. That's what I get for assuming anything is in working order that I buy new these days. Pathetic 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
